Pathologies of the respiratory system Flashcards
AUSCULTAT/O
(os‐kŭl‐tāt‐ō)
to listen
PHON/O
(fō‐nō)
‐PHONY
(fō‐nē)
voice, sound
‐LOQUY
(lō‐kwē)
Voice, speech
SPUT/O
(spū‐tō)
Sputum, spit
PHLEGMAT/O
(fleg‐ma‐tō)
phlegm
PHLEGMON/O
(flĕg‐mŏn‐ō)
inflammation
MUC/O
(mū‐kō)
Mucus
BLENN/O
(blĕn‐ō)
Mucus
PTYAL/O
(tī‐ăl‐ō)
‐PTYSIS
(‐ptĭ‐sĭs)
spit, spitting
PY/O
(pī‐ō)
pus
‐STAXIS
(stăk‐sĭs)
A dripping/oozing of blood
TUSS/O
(tŭs‐sō)
‐TUSSIS
(tŭs‐ĭs)
cough, coughing
CONI/O
(kō‐nē‐ō)
dust
ASTHM/O
(az‐mō)
ASTHMAT/O
(az‐mă‐tō)
asthma
PHTHISI/O
(thĭ‐sĭ‐ō)
‐PHTHISIS
(‐f‐thĭ‐sĭs)
Wasting, tuberculosis (TB)
TUBERCUL/O
(tū‐bĕr‐kū‐lō)
Tubercle, TB
ATEL/O
(at‐ĕl‐ō)
Incomplete, imperfect
‐ECTASIS
(ek‐tă‐sĭs)
‐ECTASIA
(ek‐tā‐zhē‐ă)
Dilation, expansion
SPASM/O
(spaz‐mō)
‐SPASM
(spazm)
spasm
FUS/O
(fū‐zō)
pour, melt